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Drives
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72
Identifying installed drives
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72
Handling drives
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72
Improving hard drive performance
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74
Using Disk Defragmenter
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74
Using Disk Cleanup
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74
Using external drives
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75
Using optional external devices
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75
Replacing the hard drive
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76
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External devices
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80
Using a USB device
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80
Connecting a USB device
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80
Stopping and removing a USB device
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80
Using USB legacy support
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81
Using external drives
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82
Using optional external devices
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82
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External media cards
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83
Using Media Card Reader cards
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83
Inserting a digital card
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83
Removing a digital card
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84
Using ExpressCards (select models only)
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85
Configuring an ExpressCard
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85
Inserting an ExpressCard
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85
Stopping and removing an ExpressCard
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86
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Memory modules
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88
Adding or replacing a memory module in the expansion memory module slot
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89
Upgrading a memory module in the primary memory module slot
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93
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Security
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97
Protecting the computer
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97
Using passwords
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98
Setting passwords in Windows
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98
Setting passwords in Computer Setup
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98
BIOS administrator password
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99
Managing a BIOS administrator password
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99
Entering a BIOS administrator password
........................................................
100
Using Computer Setup DriveLock
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100
Setting a DriveLock password
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101
Entering a DriveLock password
......................................................................
101
Changing a DriveLock password
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101
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